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Page One: From one of Denis Peto-Shepherd's Note Books: Sequence of Instruction

SEQUENCE OF INSTRUCTION

1. Air Experience.
1A. Familiarity with cockpit layout.
2. Effect of controls.
3. Taxying.
4. Straight and level flight.
5. Climbing, gliding & stalling.
6. Medium turns.
7. Take-off into wind.
8. Powered approach & landing.
9. Gliding approach & landing.
11. First solo.
13. Precautionary landing.
14 Low flying (with instructor only).
15. Steep turns.
16. Climbing turns.
17. Forced landing.
18. Action in the event of fire (with instructor only).
18A.
Abandoning aircraft.
19. Instrument flying.
20. Take-off and landing out of wind.
20A. Night flying.
20B. Formation flying.
22. Aerobatics.
23. Air navigation.
25. Cross country test.
26. One engine flying.

Page One: From one of Denis Peto-Shepherd's Note Books on the value of different cloud formations

METEOROLOGY
CLOUD

LAYER CLOUDS

High clouds, mean lower level 20,000'.
Cirrus. In appearance whispy, 'Mares Tails'
Direct value nil. Indirect value, warning of deteriorating weather.
Cirro Cumulus. In appearance small masses, white, appear like ripples on the sand. A feature of fine weather.
Direct value nil. Indirect value nil.
Cirro Stratus. A white sheet which does not blur the outline of the sun or moon but gives rise to a halo.
Direct value nil. Indirect value, approaching bad weather.

Middle clouds, mean upper level
Alto Cumulus. Similar to a rougher and larger version of Cirro Cumulus, but instead of being pure white has shading.
Direct value nil. Indirect value nil.
Alto Stratus.White greyish sheet, several thousand feet deep, blurs outline of sun or moon.
Direct value. Best cloud of all for operational use. Indirect value. Warning of deteriorating weather.